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Alkaloid Methylation

Alkaloid Methylation is a biochemical modification process in which a methyl group is enzymatically transferred to a nitrogen or carbon atom within an alkaloid scaffold, thereby altering its chemical properties and biological activity during secondary metabolite biosynthesis.

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(<i>R,S</i>)‐Reticuline 7‐<i>O</i>‐methyltransferase and (<i>R,S</i>)‐norcoclaurine 6‐<i>O</i>‐methyltransferase of <i>Papaver somniferum –</i> cDNA cloning and characterization of methyl transfer enzymes of alkaloid biosynthesis in opium poppy

Anan Ounaroon, Gabriele Decker, Jürgen Schmidt et al. · The Plant Journal · 2003 · 169 citations

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Prehistoric peyote use: Alkaloid analysis and radiocarbon dating of archaeological specimens of Lophophora from Texas

Hesham R. El‐Seedi, Peter A. G. M. De Smet, Olof Beck et al. · Journal of Ethnopharmacology · 2005 · 162 citations

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Manzamine alkaloids, syntheses and synthetic approaches

Emmanuel Magnier, Yves Langlois · Tetrahedron · 1998 · 149 citations

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Homolog of tocopherol <i>C</i> methyltransferases catalyzes <i>N</i> methylation in anticancer alkaloid biosynthesis

David K. Liscombe, Aimee Usera, Sarah E. O’Connor · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2010 · 111 citations · Full text

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Putrescine <i>N</i>-Methyltransferase in Cultured Roots of <i>Hyoscyamus albus</i>

Naruhiro Hibi, Toshihiro Fujita, Mika Hatano et al. · PLANT PHYSIOLOGY · 1992 · 99 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. PJ
    Peter J. Scammells

    Monash University, Australia

    5 publications · 187 citations

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  2. AB
    Arnold Brossi

    National Institutes of Health, United States

    5 publications · 88 citations

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  3. FS
    Fabiana Subrizi

    University College London, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 87 citations

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  4. RR
    Rebecca Roddan

    University College London, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 87 citations

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  5. JM
    John M. Ward

    University College London, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 87 citations

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Institutions

139

  1. Monash University

    Melbourne, Australia

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    388 citations

  2. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

    Bethesda, United States

    4 h-index

    12 publications

    314 citations

  3. Kyoto University

    Kyoto, Japan

    4 h-index

    16 publications

    1.2K citations

  4. University of Kentucky

    Lexington, United States

    4 h-index

    20 publications

    521 citations

  5. Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry

    Halle, Germany

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    615 citations

  6. University of Freiburg

    Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    244 citations

  7. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    21 publications

    609 citations

  8. National Institutes of Health

    Bethesda, United States

    3 h-index

    12 publications

    190 citations

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  1. Phytochemistry

    5 publications · 92 citations

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  2. Journal of the American Chemical Society

    JACS · 5 publications · 106 citations

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  3. The Journal of Organic Chemistry

    JOC · 5 publications · 173 citations

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  4. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

    4 publications · 232 citations

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  5. Organic Letters

    OL · 4 publications · 145 citations

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